US VGC 2010 Tournament - Finals

Get ready for the Pokémon Video Game Championships, returning in spring 2010 to cities across the globe! Returning participants will notice that most of the rules and guidelines are the same as last year, but we've been working hard to make exciting changes that will make the 2010 Pokémon Video Game Championships better than ever! These changes include:

Players now using Pokémon HeartGold or SoulSilver Version games exclusively

Pokémon Level 51 and higher being automatically graded down to Level 50 for the duration of the battle using a new auto-leveling feature

Each Pokémon keeps all of the moves it knew before being adjusted

Pokémon that evolve after Level 50 don't devolve

Any Pokémon below Level 50 will stay at its current level

Virtually every Pokémon found in the National Pokédex of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions is eligible, including Pokémon traded in from earlier games, with the following exceptions: